Senate Review of “UG Curriculum Guidelines”

Posted on October 3, 2013

Senate Review of “UG Curriculum Guidelines” Proposed by the Provost

This is to announce and invite your participation in the Senate review of the Provost’s proposed UG Curriculum Guidelines, available at the Provost’s office. The UG Curriculum Guidelines propose changes affecting all undergraduate programs in the School of Art and Design, and include revisions to curricula, credit-hour structure and class scheduling. To facilitate its review process, the Senate offers a summary in this PDF.

The Senate’s review will focus on educational issues and broad, institute-level policy matters. The proposal additionally affects terms of faculty and staff employment, which is within the jurisdiction of the respective unions.

As the elected representative body in governance and academic matters, the Academic Senate solicits constituent comments on the UG Curriculum Guidelines, and considers all constituent feedback in putting together its official response to the Provost’s request for Senate comment. Senate comments are due to the Provost by November 15, 2013. Processes for constituent input on this document will include:

Senate Review Criteria & Standards

The Senate review is based on criteria and standards set forth in Pratt Institute Policies. This resource page provides direct links, where available, to Pratt policies, guidelines and forms, accreditation standards and state and federal regulations.

Senate APPC Meetings

The APPC will conduct review of the UG Curriculum Guidelines on the following days:

Tuesday, October 8, from 12:30 to 2 pm in Steuben 215. All are welcome. The following invited guests confirmed attendance: